Thursday, October 30
*All Thursday events require separate registration from Technical Workshop to attend.
**Must be a member of ESIG to register/attend Working Group Meetings and Large Loads Workshop.
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Location: Philadelphia Ballroom
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
ESIG Working Group Meetings
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Break
Location: Freedom/Independence Foyer
10:15 a.m. – Noon
Large Loads Workshop Session 1: Large Loads Task Force Overview, Introduction Chapter, Flexibility
Session Chairs: Sam Morris, Manager of Load Forecasting & Analysis, ERCOT; Julia Matevosyan, Associate Director, Chief Engineer ESIG; Trieu Mai, Visiting Fellow, ESIG
Location: Independence Ballroom
How can large load flexibility be practically integrated across electricity planning and operations?
Natalie Mims Frick, Deputy Department Leader and Energy Policy Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Brian George, Global Energy Market Develop and Policy, US Federal Lead, Google
Warren Lasher, President, Lasher Energy Consulting
Anuja Ratnayake, Emerging Technologies Executive, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Location: Philadelphia Ballroom
1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Large Loads Workshop Session 2: Load Forecasting
Session Chairs: John Wilson, Vice President, Grid Strategies; Sophie Meyer, Director of Power Systems, Grid Strategies
Location: Independence Ballroom
What advancements are needed in forecasting practices for large loads?
Jennifer Conde, Expert Quantitative Analyst, Emerging Load Forecasting, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
James Jones, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC)
David Larson, Senior Team Lead, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Molly Mooney, Senior Analyst, Resource Adequacy Planning, PJM
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
Location: Freedom/Independence Foyer
3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Large Loads Workshop Session 3: Transmission Planning
Session Chair: Johannes Pfeifenberger, Principal, The Brattle Group
Location: Independence Ballroom
How is transmission planning evolving in the face of growing demand from large and geographically concentrated loads?
John Bernecker, Director, Transmission Center of Excellence, NYSERDA
Miles Farmer, Partner, Roselle LLP
Govind Joshi, Manager, Integrated System Planning – Modeling & Analytics, Xcel Energy
Jennifer Swierczek, Manager, Generator Interconnection, Southwest Power Pool (SPP)